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Kisii

Leonard Kateete1997

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

Philip Mbego with his wife Sabina Moraa from keomarwanga is a farmer and community counselor. They live in the most overpopulated land of Kenya. It’s green all year round. His wife is clad in what you would call the closet to the kisii traditional skin regalia with the traditional anklets. Her face had three lines cut below each eye. And ears are pierced though not visible there is an artificial gap in the lower jaw teeth

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  • Title: Kisii
  • Creator: Leonard Kateete
  • Date Created: 1997
  • Location Created: Kenya
  • Physical Dimensions: 97*129(cm)
  • Provenance: Preserved at the National Museums of Kenya Archives
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Oil on Canvas
  • Art Form: Painting
  • Community: Kisii
  • Collection: Contemporary Art
National Museums of Kenya

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